Saturday, December 8, 2012

Red represents low-energy X-rays, the medium range is green, and the most energetic ones are colored blue. The blue hand-like structure was created by energy emanating from the nebula around they dying star PSR B1509-58. The red areas are from a neighboring gas cloud called RCW 89. CREDIT: NASA/CXC/SAO/P.Slane, et al. View full size image

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